Can. You alight from ropeway. My Expereince was direct to Top, From Top to Middle to Bottom.

wahhh...need to line up and buy again at the middle station?

do u have any pictures of the middle station and where to walk to? i'm afraid there will be so much crowd, and not sure where to go to buy the tickets to go to the top.

Mistake. 3800 Yen included Top & Middle
Once you at Middle Station, follow the sign to Top Cable Car Station 地蔵山頂駅



This post has been edited by RegentCid: Feb 1 2024, 08:03 PM

Hey, quick update on the issue above - credit card payment with Wise
1) as we know and displayed in Wise transaction - there is Wise fees and Credit card fees (that not the question)
2) spoke with NZ bank (but might apply to MY too) - those code provided by Wise are useless to them and after digging further the back office believe those transaction are consider as "Cosy Cash Advance" and as such there wont be charges to it but have to wait for end of month statement to confirm
3) the bank description is as such that cosy cash advance is not physical cash out hence dont fall into the category
4) statement out and no extra fees incur

for Visit Japan Web

do you face any issue if you fill in your name (John Tan Ah Kow) like this:

Surname: Tan

Given name: John Ah Kow

Thanks for the info, it’s actually quasi cash… usually used in gambling transactions

Hey all, which cards should i use SUICA or ICOCA?
I want a card that i can easily reload with Credit card instead of cash, cause I will be using the metro/subways a lot a lot!

I plan to bring some cash but if i can charge into my CC then i will. Scared not enough cash later. haha!

you can add suica into iPhone wallet, without requiring a physical card

but only reloadable with Mastercard or AMEX

by enabling express transit option, you can just flash your iphone on the reading terminal to go through the gate

This post has been edited by tzxsean: Feb 4 2024, 12:38 PM

If i dont want to add the card onto my phone?

you have to buy a card ... then use cash to reload in the designated machine (don't think there's reload via credit card option)

p/s: you can actually also reload the e-suica card on ur iPhone using cash via the newer machine (just place the phone accordingly on the "plate")

This post has been edited by tzxsean: Feb 4 2024, 01:48 PM

Depends on which card you buy and whether you require refund
Pasmo or suica are available for refunds in Tokyo airport, not sure about icoca

But physical cards can only reload via cash, credit reload will only work if you add the card into Apple wallet like the above post mentioned

If you go shopping in dept stores, you can op to get tax refund in cash

Else you can apply for Wise card, withdraw up to 30000 yen in 1 month without fees

I have some notes on my blog:
https://wlst-ourfirstjourney.blogspot.com/2...d-planning.html
https://wlst-ourfirstjourney.blogspot.com/2...g-in-japan.html

This post has been edited by kenji1903: Feb 4 2024, 09:06 PM

my wise card got charged 100 yen for every 10K yen I withdraw from ATM

I have never used Wise card actually. How's the exchange rate like?
Can SUICA be used in Osaka? SUICA is mainly for subways/metro right? And some payments within stores/convenience stores/restaurants?
I have never used Apple Wallet, so i assume that it reloads within Apple Wallet itself with the credit card that I store in the wallet? Am i right?

Looks like that's the local withdrawal fees.

Notice. Suica card for foreiners just a temporary card. It will self destruction after 14 days. So, don't top up too much money inside. Money inside cannot be refund.

That’s the japan ATM fees, not from Wise. Wise will start Charging after 30000 yen

The exchange rate is very close to xe.com, very close to internet rates, they will charge a small fee for conversion but it’s still way better than money changer rates.

Suica/Pasmo can be used in most public bus, trains and metro stations across Japan. And yes, a lot of shops located near these stations accepts Suica, all convenience stores as well

The Welcome Suica taikor mentioned is for tourist only, good thing is you don’t need to do a refund when you leave Japan, bad thing is you cannot do refunds at all, so just reload as you go, not too much

And yes for the apple wallet, I’ve only read about it, never used it before. Still prefer to take out a card rather than a phone, scared lost the phone

This post has been edited by kenji1903: Feb 5 2024, 06:51 PM

Hmmm, apart from the withdrawal from international ATM for Wise cards, nothing much right? And works like a debit card too right?

I don’t wanna lose my phone too but it would be more convenient to just reload into the card via CC instead of having multiple cash. Haha. I need to think about it more for sure.

ya but that's still some fee to be paid for ATM withdrawal


just a heads up for her ... because no one told me about it previously

use a crossbody lanyard if you're afraid to lose it

quite common fashion accessory in Tokyo too anyway

Yup, it’s actually a multi currency debit card, I used it a lot in Japan because of the exchange rate, it’s cheaper than credit card

Most places in the city accepts cards, it’s only small off main road shops, markets, temples and suica/pasmo topup need cash, I think we spent less than ¥100k cash in my 20 days trip